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 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3631/1510038

A Retrospective Longitudinal Cohort Study: The Effect of Long-Term Use of Methadone and Associated Factors on QTc in a Maintenance Program

Julia MM Deuss, MD, Mandy MM Jansen, BSc, Monique CT Bongaerts, MD, Maurice Theunissen, PhD and Marieke HJ van den Beuken-van Everdingen, MD, PhD

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: 2024/05/05

Since the 1960s Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) has led to a great improvement in health status and a decline in mortality among opioid-using patients. However, more awareness has been raised by professionals worldwide to the adverse effects and safety of MMT. This retrospective longitudinal cohort study aimed to investigate the effect of long-term use of methadone on the QTc interval in a population of MMT patients....

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